Low hires + very poor homebuying affordability does seem pretty unique.

can confirm

And a catalyst that's good for the economy is seen by markets as "Okay great, time to sell the real economy stocks to speculate on the asset-based economy."

People want to own US stocks but they don't want to own the US economy (makes sense tbh, just not sure the divergence can last).

It’s supremely fucking stupid Republicans needed Dem votes for this at all.

National ambitions

EIGHT Senate Democrats have voted to advance the funding measure so far after the deal was reached:

Cortez Masto
Durbin
Fetterman
Hassan
Kaine
King
Rosen
Shaheen

If the existing 52 Republicans hold, that's 60 — enough to advance this agreement. Final vote still to come.

A thing about all the old people is they don’t have to care about any of this.

Given what we know now about the coalition he just didn’t have the cards to push for more than he did.

Correct

Schatz also a no

Continuing the shutdown would’ve meant canceling Thanksgiving.

Angus King is 81 years old and wouldn’t be up again until 2030.